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 Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 10:25 am
Only thing I can think of is using a download accelerator. I've never really looked into them, so I can't really advise you there.
The issue with compression is that different data formats will be compressed differently. This is why you can load 1MB+ images and text files in a few seconds, whereas downloading an audio file takes several minutes.
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You could always switch to high speed internet?
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Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 10:48 am
Satellite or pay a fortune for a tower -or- a cable or a fiber-optic line to travel from a county or two away in any direction.
Satellite, from the sound of it, costs lots and is just barly better than dial-up.
I'll wait a year. (college)
~Metalic_Noodles
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Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:02 am
Metalic_Noodles
Satellite or pay a fortune for a tower -or- a cable or a fiber-optic line to travel from a county or two away in any direction.
Satellite, from the sound of it, costs lots and is just barly better than dial-up.
I'll wait a year. (college)
~Metalic_Noodles Actually, most satellite companies give you DSL (lol irony). DSL runs over phone lines, the difference being that it uses a digital signal instead of an analog (modulated) signal, increasing the capacity 20x-100x.
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Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:06 am
Exmucane Metalic_Noodles
Satellite or pay a fortune for a tower -or- a cable or a fiber-optic line to travel from a county or two away in any direction.
Satellite, from the sound of it, costs lots and is just barly better than dial-up.
I'll wait a year. (college)
~Metalic_Noodles Actually, most satellite companies give you DSL (lol irony). DSL runs over phone lines, the difference being that it uses a digital signal instead of an analog (modulated) signal, increasing the capacity 20x-100x. O.O o.-  burning_eyes HOWDOIGETHAT!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!!!!!!!!!11!1!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111!!!!!!! ~Metalic_Noodles
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Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 5:45 pm
Exmucane Metalic_Noodles
Satellite or pay a fortune for a tower -or- a cable or a fiber-optic line to travel from a county or two away in any direction.
Satellite, from the sound of it, costs lots and is just barly better than dial-up.
I'll wait a year. (college)
~Metalic_Noodles Actually, most satellite companies give you DSL (lol irony). DSL runs over phone lines, the difference being that it uses a digital signal instead of an analog (modulated) signal, increasing the capacity 20x-100x. but trevor, the loss of packets and delay is HORRIBLE for gaming. very good for downloading though i hear.
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Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 6:43 pm
jfm567 Exmucane Metalic_Noodles
Satellite or pay a fortune for a tower -or- a cable or a fiber-optic line to travel from a county or two away in any direction.
Satellite, from the sound of it, costs lots and is just barly better than dial-up.
I'll wait a year. (college)
~Metalic_Noodles Actually, most satellite companies give you DSL (lol irony). DSL runs over phone lines, the difference being that it uses a digital signal instead of an analog (modulated) signal, increasing the capacity 20x-100x. but trevor, the loss of packets and delay is HORRIBLE for gaming. very good for downloading though i hear. Depends on what you're playing. TF2, maybe. WOW or any other MMO, it's going to be negligible (and better than dial up either way).
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Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 6:59 pm
Exmucane jfm567 Exmucane Metalic_Noodles
Satellite or pay a fortune for a tower -or- a cable or a fiber-optic line to travel from a county or two away in any direction.
Satellite, from the sound of it, costs lots and is just barly better than dial-up.
I'll wait a year. (college)
~Metalic_Noodles Actually, most satellite companies give you DSL (lol irony). DSL runs over phone lines, the difference being that it uses a digital signal instead of an analog (modulated) signal, increasing the capacity 20x-100x. but trevor, the loss of packets and delay is HORRIBLE for gaming. very good for downloading though i hear. Depends on what you're playing. TF2, maybe. WOW or any other MMO, it's going to be negligible (and better than dial up either way). true thats its better than dial-up, still the price and gaming difficulties make it less desirable.
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Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 11:33 am
Oh, so it costs a lot then? Darn...
jfm, what do you mean loss of packets and delay? How could anything but 28K be worse than 56K dial-up?
~Metalic_Noodles
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Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 4:11 pm
jfm567 Exmucane jfm567 Exmucane Metalic_Noodles
Satellite or pay a fortune for a tower -or- a cable or a fiber-optic line to travel from a county or two away in any direction.
Satellite, from the sound of it, costs lots and is just barly better than dial-up.
I'll wait a year. (college)
~Metalic_Noodles Actually, most satellite companies give you DSL (lol irony). DSL runs over phone lines, the difference being that it uses a digital signal instead of an analog (modulated) signal, increasing the capacity 20x-100x. but trevor, the loss of packets and delay is HORRIBLE for gaming. very good for downloading though i hear. Depends on what you're playing. TF2, maybe. WOW or any other MMO, it's going to be negligible (and better than dial up either way). true thats its better than dial-up, still the price and gaming difficulties make it less desirable. Oh god DSL is terrible with WoW, especially PVPing in BGs, I lagged so many times and next thing I knew I was in the graveyard, screaming obscenities. But now I have cable internet with MUCH faster speeds I basically fly through patch downloads. pirate
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Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 5:18 pm
pineapple07 jfm567 Exmucane jfm567 Exmucane Metalic_Noodles
Satellite or pay a fortune for a tower -or- a cable or a fiber-optic line to travel from a county or two away in any direction.
Satellite, from the sound of it, costs lots and is just barly better than dial-up.
I'll wait a year. (college)
~Metalic_Noodles Actually, most satellite companies give you DSL (lol irony). DSL runs over phone lines, the difference being that it uses a digital signal instead of an analog (modulated) signal, increasing the capacity 20x-100x. but trevor, the loss of packets and delay is HORRIBLE for gaming. very good for downloading though i hear. Depends on what you're playing. TF2, maybe. WOW or any other MMO, it's going to be negligible (and better than dial up either way). true thats its better than dial-up, still the price and gaming difficulties make it less desirable. Oh god DSL is terrible with WoW, especially PVPing in BGs, I lagged so many times and next thing I knew I was in the graveyard, screaming obscenities. But now I have cable internet with MUCH faster speeds I basically fly through patch downloads. pirate
Uh-Huh...
And how well does WOW play on dial-up?
stare
~Metalic_Noodles
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Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 5:45 pm
Metalic_Noodles
Oh, so it costs a lot then? Darn...
jfm, what do you mean loss of packets and delay? How could anything but 28K be worse than 56K dial-up?
~Metalic_Noodles dial-up: $10.95 a month with no extra work. satellite internet: $99 a month for lowest service with $50 equipment charges per month. and you have to set it all up yourself, and, if its raining hard you have no internet. not to mention all around bad gaming experience.
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Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 5:53 pm
jfm567 Metalic_Noodles
Oh, so it costs a lot then? Darn...
jfm, what do you mean loss of packets and delay? How could anything but 28K be worse than 56K dial-up?
~Metalic_Noodles dial-up: $10.95 a month with no extra work. satellite internet: $99 a month for lowest service with $50 equipment charges per month. and you have to set it all up yourself, and, if its raining hard you have no internet. not to mention all around bad gaming experience. holy crap, where do you live that its that expensive for satellite internet??? eek dang!
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Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 5:56 pm
bluegrass cat jfm567 Metalic_Noodles
Oh, so it costs a lot then? Darn...
jfm, what do you mean loss of packets and delay? How could anything but 28K be worse than 56K dial-up?
~Metalic_Noodles dial-up: $10.95 a month with no extra work. satellite internet: $99 a month for lowest service with $50 equipment charges per month. and you have to set it all up yourself, and, if its raining hard you have no internet. not to mention all around bad gaming experience. holy crap, where do you live that its that expensive for satellite internet??? eek dang! Rocky Point, North Carolina.
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Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 5:57 pm
jfm567 Metalic_Noodles
Oh, so it costs a lot then? Darn...
jfm, what do you mean loss of packets and delay? How could anything but 28K be worse than 56K dial-up?
~Metalic_Noodles dial-up: $10.95 a month with no extra work. satellite internet: $99 a month for lowest service with $50 equipment charges per month. and you have to set it all up yourself, and, if its raining hard you have no internet. not to mention all around bad gaming experience. screw that for a joke
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Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 5:59 pm
jfm567 bluegrass cat jfm567 Metalic_Noodles
Oh, so it costs a lot then? Darn...
jfm, what do you mean loss of packets and delay? How could anything but 28K be worse than 56K dial-up?
~Metalic_Noodles dial-up: $10.95 a month with no extra work. satellite internet: $99 a month for lowest service with $50 equipment charges per month. and you have to set it all up yourself, and, if its raining hard you have no internet. not to mention all around bad gaming experience. holy crap, where do you live that its that expensive for satellite internet??? eek dang! Rocky Point, North Carolina. oh, well, north carolina, sure. xd
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